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, G A ONGKEN TEENAGE 0R ABPLIANGE FOR BURNING 0R DRYING BARRELS, &c. No.433,876.

Patented Aug. 5, 1890.

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Invent 0 n WM 3 flaw UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GUSTAV ADOLPH ONOKEN, OF FRANKENTHAL, BAVARIA, GERMANY.

FURNACE OR APPLIANCE FOR BURNING OR DRYING BARRELS, 80C.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 433,876, dated August5,1890. Application filed March 28, 1890. Serial No. 345,724. (Nomodel.) Patented in England October 18, 1888, No. 15,005-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GUSTAV ADOLPH ONCKEN, a citizen of the United Statesof America, temporarily residing at Frankenthal, in the Kingdom ofBavaria and German Empire, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Furnaces and Appliances for Burning or Drying Barrels orGasks,

'(for which I have secured Letters Patent in exposing the same graduallyto higher tern peratures in order to prevent the wood from becomingchinky, as will often happen by the methods hitherto employed. I'attainthis object by the mechanism and arrangement of parts illustrated in theaccompanying draw-' ings, in which- Figure 1 is a front view, and Fig. 2a side elevation, partly in Vertical section, of afurnace and itsappliances to dry the casks or barrels drawn in at the chines andpreliminarily hooped.

Similar lettersrefer to sim ilar parts throughout the several views.

A is a furnace from which the gases of combustion generated by the fuelupon the grate a, or dried heated air, are drawn through a number ofbarrels or casks 1), arranged end to end one after the other, by meansof an exhauster D, placed atthe end of a support B, carrying thebarrels, the so-arranged barrels or casks forming a continuous tubethrough which the hot gases are drawn under intermediation of the funnelO, kept in place by the side beams c of the supports B,whereby thebarrels are successively driedfrom inside. WVith this support Ipreferably combine a device for conveying the casks, consisting of anendless belt (Z, which is guided by rollers e, journaled in the jacks fand actuated by the hand-wheel g. 011 turning I the latter all thebarrels, which are guided between the side beams c c, are caused totravel toward the furnace A, after the barrel next to the latter isremoved, and instead of which a newly-hooped barrel is placed at theother end of the support B, in front of the funnel C, so that acontinuous draft of hot air and drying of the casks is effected.

The furnace A is provided with a chimney A for the escape of the gasesof combustion developed from the fuel on the grate when first lighted,whereas during the drying process of the barrels atmospheric air isadmitted through the upright adjustable grate d, to pass the glowingfuel on the grate in order to be conducted in a dry and heated statethrough the series of barrels on the support B, under the act-ion of theexhauster D. By this arrangement the barrels or casks are dried, butonly slowly, however they become exposed gradually to highertemperatures, so

that not only are the gases of combustion ad- 'vantageously utilized,but the barrels will not become chinky or need any further burning, butare now ready to have the heads put on after the crozing and chamferingare performed and to be finally hooped in the usual way.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as my invention,and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In combination with a furnace, an exhauster, and a carrier locatedbetween said furnace and exhauster for carrying barrels or casks end toend to form a continuous tube for conducting the gases of combustion andhot air from the furnace to the exhauster, substantially as set forth.

2. In combination with a furnace, an exhauster, and a carrier locatedbetween said furnace and exhauster, and an endless belt for conveyingbarrels orcasks placed end to end simultaneously toward the furnace,substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of two witnesses, this 8th day of March;

GUSTAV ADOLPH ONOKEN. Witnesses:

HEINRICH HAJMANNY, ROBERT GRoPY.

